Livingston Television Host Discusses How Athletes Endure Pain with Renowned Neurosurgeon
By Evan Wechman
Many competitive athletes, when feeling pain, seek the help of various physicians. Sometimes all they need is a touch of traditional medicine and they feel much better, and ready to compete the next day. However, as witnessed on national television almost every weekend, some athletes feel the pain and rise above it without seeking any medical support.
Livingston Entrepreneur and television host Barry Farber has always been fascinated with how top athletes endure pain to attain their desired goal. Farber is also an avid martial arts fan and has learned the art of Jiu Jitsu.
It was while practicing this form of martial arts with his sensei where he realized sometimes pain can be beneficial in athletic competition.
“But he(sensei) literally showed the rolling technique and taught me that when you’re thrown down, and you fall, if you do it, well, it becomes a strike, like you come back up and strike. But I started getting fascinated with falling,” Farber said.
“So, what I found was, at first, I’d have certain shoulder pain, and it would be red because I rolled on concrete a certain way, and really, made damage. But then after a while, I didn’t feel anything. So that’s when I became fascinated with embracing the pain at first, because later it became something that was a benefit,” Farber added.
Farber’s quest to find out more about enduring pain in competition led him to interview Dr. Mark McLaughlin on his television show “Diamond Minds.”
Dr. Mark McLaughlin, a renowned neurosurgeon and founder of Princeton Brain and Spine Care is also an expert on maintaining superior performance under stress for
almost all professions, from neurosurgeons to top athletes.
Dr. McLaughlin who is used to working under stressful conditions in his own practice, is also not a stranger to competitive athletics.
A former NCAA Division I wrestler, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. He remains active in the wrestling world and is in his seventeenth-year coaching with the Princeton Wrestling Club and in his fifth year of the Trenton Youth Wrestling organization.
According to McLaughlin, there are alternatives for both athletes and everyday people in how they can deal with pain. Not every situation requires a shot or a needle.
“So, number one, we know that exercise is a more effective antidepressant and a more effective pain reliever than any medicine, any pharmacological substance that you have in any drugstore. Exercise clearly, when compared to antidepressants, is more protective than antidepressants to combat depression and exercise we know causes the release of endorphins, which are powerful pain relievers. So, it is one of the best prescriptions I give to my patients, particularly ones with chronic pain,” Dr. McLaughlin said.
He also added that “Number two, you have to understand that pain is the resistance to sensation. The moment you allow the sensation, it’s no longer pain, it’s just a strong sensation. You can train your mind with that mantra, and you cannot be afraid to feel what you’re going to feel. If you’re not afraid of feeling what you can feel, it’s no longer pain.”
As far as how this is practical on the football field or wrestling arena, McLaughlin believes many high-caliber athletes have adopted the mindset he has prescribed that allows them to not fear these sensations.
I think their mind is telling their telling their, body. Hey, look, you can say whatever you want, but I›m just not going to pay attention to you. You can fire those impulses, but you›re not going to stop me from doing what I need to do today,” he said.
However, like any practical and well-educated doctor, McLaughlin knows sometimes people need to seek out treatment when they are experiencing pain. Not everyone in our society can push through discomfort like professional athletes.
“I don’t want people who are having chest pain, to say, oh, you’re just being a wimp, and it’s not serious, and don’t get attention to it.,” Dr. McLaughlin said.
“There’s, a certain balance that we need to have if you’re experiencing pain in a non-extreme situation., it needs to get checked out. You could have cancer; you could have coronary artery disease. You could be experiencing the early signs and symptoms of something very serious. But if you’re testing yourself in a physical activity, understand, number one, that your body is so much more capable than what you think it is. You know the mind limits our physical abilities in so many ways. And then secondly, I would say that the more you cannot be afraid of feeling what you’re going to feel, to the extent that you’re going to feel it, the less fear you’ll have, and the more love you’ll have of what you’re doing.”
Dr. Mark McLaughlin
Arts Council of Livingston (ACL) Opens New Gallery Space
Thanks to the Township of Livingston, the Arts Council of Livingston (ACL) has a new gallery space at 240 East Northfield Road, Livingston. The ACL at Evergreen Farm currently has a show titled “The Originals” featuring the original work of 36 artists. These pieces have been photographed and enlarged and will be displayed on town benches along S. Livingston Ave. until October.
“This outdoor installation, titled “We See You” will be the Arts Councils’ Third Annual Bench Project. We hope to make art more accessible to everyone in our community” says Barbara Sax, President of the ACL. Visits to our gallery are currently by appointment only. Please contact Barbara (kidart73@ gmail.com) or Viv (Vivolshen21@gmail.com) to make an appointment.
Five Nights of Family Fun That Give Back to Our Community
Join us June 17 through June 21 for the Annual East Hanover Italian-American Club Carnival, Lurker Park, East Hanover, with thrilling rides, games, live entertainment, and delicious food — all while supporting the heart of East Hanover. For 25 years, your support of this carnival has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for: Student Scholarships, Families
Oin Need, Veteran Organizations, St. Rose Church & Food Pantry, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Shriners. Pre-sale tickets available now at https:// campys.com/events/46
Come for the fun. Stay for the impact. Together, we can lift our neighbors and community, support important, local programs, and preserve local traditions.
Troubadour Concerts Presents Our Annual Classic Rock Party
n Friday June 20, The Troubadour presents its annual Classic Rock Party, a play-along, sing-along, and dancealong night at the Troubadour, where Folk Project members sign up to be lead vocalist on stage, backed by our all-star, electric Broadway Boogie Band, consisting of:
Alan LeBoeuf: Singer, songwriter, RCA recording artist, bass guitarist, performing and recording with the Wrecking Crew and actor who played Paul McCartney in Beatlemania, member of Baillie & The Boys.
Steve Gibb: Award-winning guitarist who has played in Broadway shows: Jersey Boys, Dear Evan Hansen, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, and School of Rock.
Ted Brancato: A fantastic jazz pianist
and accomplished composer, arranger and recording artist who has performed and recorded with Houston Person, Ron Carter, Christian McBride, Milt Jackson, Ernestine Anderson, and Paquito D’Rivera among others.
John Hone: Singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer who is the Folk Project’s favorite percussionist and a major talent. Attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments and play along from the audience. Lyrics and chords are projected onscreen so audience members can sing along or play along from their seats on acoustic instruments. The music and the spirit are over-the-top fun. Info at https://folkproject. org/mec-events/2025-06-20/
First row: Lois Dyer; Deputy Mayor Sean Klein; Councilman Michael Vieira; Vivian Olshen
Second row: Hugh Mahon; Robert Patton; Barbara Sax; Frank Dyer. Photo credit: Gail Waimon
Celebrating the Wonderful Softball Career of Nathalia DiIanni
By Steve Sears
Arcadia University Knights softball outfielder, Nathalia
DiIanni, recently completed her career ranked in the program’s top 10 for hits, runs scored, and games played. Also, in three of her four seasons with the team, she was a .300 hitter.
The above being said, DiIanni’s love for the game was birthed in Livingston, and eventually being a Livingston Lancer was a source of pride for her, as was wearing the school’s uniform.
DiIanni said, “It is definitely an important name on the front of your shirt when you are representing Livingston High School. School pride runs very deep. My coach, Jason Daily, Ian Matten – who is now the head coach - and Dave Mead, all instilled principles within our team that made it even more exciting to be a Lancer and even more exciting to play for them. They told us how important it was to represent the name on the front of your shirt and not the name on the back of your shirt, which I think fired everyone up a little bit more.”
Again, it all started in Livingston.
“That was one of the best times I had playing softball,” DiIanni said, who started playing the sport with the Livingston Thunder 8U team. “When I was playing with the Lancers, I felt like a little kid again, being able to run around with the same girls that I played with since I was eight.”
As a Livingston sophomore and senior, DiIanni batted .435 and .473, respectively. Her junior season was a lost one due to COVID-19, so her eyes and heart were on something special for her senior season in the spring of 2021.
DiIanni said, “My senior year was like a Cinderella story, honestly. It all kind of started the first day of winter training. I saw we had some really good underclassmen coming in, and I looked at everyone in our huddle before we broke, and I said, ‘We are going to go far this year. We are going to win a state championship.’ And everyone looked at me like I had 10 heads. I said, ‘I am serious. We are going to win a state championship this year.’ And this was in February of that year.”
Her words were prophetic, and it all culminated with the Lancers winning the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 title with a 2 – 0 triumph over Mount Olive, and five days later the NJSIAA Group 4 final when they defeated Hillsborough, 3 – 2. The Lancers trailed Hillsborough in the game, 2 - 0 but scored a run in the each of the last three innings for the win. The Lancers started the season with nine straight wins and then went on a tear of 11 straight wins later in the campaign.
They finished 23 - 5, and DiIanni led the team with 43 hits.
She said, “I want to thank my coaches, especially the coaching staff of the Lancers, and all my teammates, for everything they’ve done for me throughout the last couple years and making every moment very special.”
As a freshman with Arcadia in 2022, DiIanni batted .343 with 47 hits and 33 runs batted in. Offensively she was a tough batter for opposing pitchers to face, but also during her Knights career, she as well sparkled defensively: her fielding percentage was over .980. After a decent sophomore year, she had a monster junior season with an aver-
age of .395 with 51 hits and 15 RBIs. DiIanni also had eight stolen bases on the year, and her biggest game was against FDU-Fordham when she had six hits, five RBIs, and scored two runs. DiIanni was named First Team All-MAC (Mid-Atlantic) Freedom Conference and NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Second Team All-Region IV. For her recently concluded senior season, she batted .328 with 40 hits and 19 RBIs.
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Arcadia’s Nathalia DiIanni yells encouragement from first base (credit: Mordy Photos)
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She credits her parents, Christian and Meryann, for their support. “I definitely could not end up where I ended up at all without my parents,” she said. “Especially my dad; he took me out to hit all the time, but he pushed me so hard, and he taught me everything I know pretty much. And both of my parents taking me to hitting
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lessons and to tournaments super early, getting all this gear for me - I definitely could not end up where I was without them. I am extremely grateful for all the time and effort that they put in. And my siblings, Isabella and Valentina, they are my biggest cheerleaders. And me, being the oldest of three and knowing that they were looking up to me, made me work that much harder to make them proud.”
The Wild(e) Clever Wit of The Importance of Being Earnest Opens The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2025 Season
By Stefanie Sears
William Shakespeare is famously known for his command of the English language. This very concept kickstarts The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ)’s 2025 “Violent Delights” Season, its 63rd Season overall, in the form of Oscar Wilde’s classic The Importance of Being Earnest, referred to as the funniest play ever written. It premiered on May 14 and will be playing until June 1 at The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
“Everyone is clever nowadays!” expresses an irritated John “Jack” Worthing (Tug Rice) to his friend Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff (Christian Frost), who has just annoyed him with one of his cheeky remarks. Jack is in town (1895 London) because he wishes to propose to Algy’s cousin Gwendolen Fairfax (Carolyne Leys), daughter of Lady Augusta Bracknell (Marion Adler). However, Lady Bracknell is not giving them permission to be wed due to Jack’s lack of origin proof. He was found in a handbag in the strangest of places as a baby, so therefore he does not know who his parents are.
The clever play on words humor comes into play with the double meaning of the
word “earnest.” Jack lives in the countryside but uses the name “Ernest” as an excuse to visit town, inventing a troublesome younger brother named Ernest that he must check on, while adopting the name for himself while in town. As a result, he lives a double life and is anything but “earnest.”
Algy calls this “Bunburying.” He himself has invented a friend named “Bunbury” as an excuse to visit the countryside and avoid expectations at home. He goes “Bunburying” when he finds out that Jack has a ward named Cecily Cardew (Joyce Meimei Zheng) in the country and he wishes to meet her.
Something very unique about this production is that the first half of the show runs much quicker than the second half.
The first half flies by and is followed by the standard 15-minute intermission while the second half is briefly paused for a 5-minute intermission. Both intermissions are used for set changes and separate the play into its three-act structure.
The introduction of Cecily in the second half is when the laughs really take place. Zheng, making her STNJ debut, plays Cecily so innocently and yet so maturely, capturing the youth and naivety yet clever wit of
the character. It is the addition of her and Algy’s antagonism, for Algy is often a thorn in Jack’s side, that really sets the depth of the play into motion. Algy assumes the identity of Ernest Worthing to meet Cecily and instantly falls in love with her — right when Jack tries to claim that Ernest has passed away.
Not only are the men at each other, so are the leading ladies. But while the men are quite opposite in personality, Gwendolen and Cecily are similar in terms of dramatics, speech, desires, and their love for
the name “Ernest” and distaste for...well, certain others. Their meeting, a combination of female friendship and foeship, is one of the main highlights of the show and receives the most audience applause.
STNJ’s own Artistic Director Brian B. Crowe directed this one, and something that he does very well here is include various slapstick, mannerisms, and gestures that really contribute to the humor. For instance, Richard Bourg plays two characters, Lane and Merriman, both of whom are sercontinued on page 7
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vant characters that react to moments in the show and find Algy in particular bothersome. Some of the funnier parts of the play are when characters mouth words instead but the acting from this cast still gets across what they say in a comedic manner.
Austin Blake Conlee must also be commended for the costume design. Not only are the costumes gorgeous, he made a nice touch by matching the two couples by color in the second half.
This comedy of manners is a perfect show for this spring time of year. The light-
ing is bright, the colors are vibrant, the flowers are in full bloom, and it is a lighthearted sweet love story of romance and hilarity. There is even another flirtatious couple in the mix: Reverend Chasuble (Alvin Keith) and Miss Prism (Celia Schaefer).
Other events that will occur during the show’s run will be Storefront to Stage on May 21, Hobnob & Hang on May 23, and The Wilde Garden Party on May 28.
This play is guaranteed make you crave tea time and cucumber sandwiches by the end of it.
Join the Spectrum Circle – A Social Group for High-Functioning Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Are you a high-functioning young adult on the autism spectrum living in Morris, Warren, or Sussex County? Looking to meet new people, share laughs, and just be yourself in a fun and welcoming environment? The Spectrum Circle is a brand-new social group for young adults ages 20–35 who are ready to connect, make friends, and enjoy good times together— while supporting each other. Whether we’re playing games, watching movies,
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Come and sign up for our very first meeting—we’re so excited to start this group! First meeting date & location will be determined once we have rsvps.
*A family member is welcome to join you for the first meeting if you’d like. For more information or to RSVP, contact Grace at 917-716-4813/grace.stampf@ gmail.com
Did You Know?
ans of grilled food may insist grilling is an art form, and there are tricks of the trade that suggest producing delicious foods cooked over an open flame is more complicated than novices may think. Seasoning a grill is one such endeavor. Novices may not know what goes into seasoning a grill, but doing so can make it easier to remove cooked foods from grates that can become sticky as grills are used with greater frequency. Seasoning a grill involves oiling its cooking surfaces and
warming it. Some grill manufacturers even recommend seasoning brand new grills prior to using them. Various cooking oils can suffice when seasoning a grill, but the grilling experts at ThermoPro advise using an oil with a high smoking point. When applying oil to the grates, users can utilize a basting brush, rag or even a spray bottle. Once the oil has been applied, heat the grill, without any food on it, for roughly 30 minutes, or until the oil begins to smoke or burn.
By Megan Roche
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith
In A Warrior’s Story, you’ll meet and learn about all the sides of Jamie Smith. Smith was a West Morris Central (WMC) High School graduate who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving as a US Army Ranger during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. You’ll hear from Jamie’s former teachers, his Army Ranger battle buddies, and how his legacy still lives on to this day in the halls of WMC. This series will be an on-going feature in the months ahead. Somalia, 1993.
Jamie Smith was deployed to Somalia as part of a U.S. humanitarian effort in 1993. The U.S. Army Ranger worked tirelessly to help distribute food and supplies to the Somali people as war lords took over the country.
What nobody expected was for the humanitarian effort to turn into one of the bloodiest battles in American military history.
Smith and the Army Rangers set out to capture Mohammed Farrah Aidid, one of the war lords who began attacking UN peacekeepers and disrupting humanitarian efforts. The US then began to shift their focus to capturing Aidid and his lieutenants on October 3. When two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down during that operation, the mission turned into a large firefight and rescue mission.
Lieutenant Larry Perino, a young grad of West Point, was alongside Corporal Smith during the battle.
“From the very beginning, Corporal Smith was one of my leaders in my helicopter. He would go into one of the blocking positions on the chopper,” Perino recalls.
According to a site dedicated to the history of Black Hawk Down, Smith was a part of Ranger Chalk One during the Battle of Mogadishu, who’s mission was to cover the
south-east corner of the target building while the Delta assault force arrested the targets of the operation. Smith was also labeled the “best shot” of the chalk. After Black Hawk Super-Six-One was hit by a RPG (Rocket-Propelled Grenade) and crashed into the city, Chalk One, along with the Delta assault force and Ranger Chalk Three, were ordered to fight their way to the crash site and establish a defense perimeter until the rescue convoy arrived. While moving up to the crash alongside Lieutenant Perino and several other Rangers, Smith was shot in the femoral artery.
“Jamie was right up front. When we made that left hand turn onto that street, it was like a giant wall of lead and he was the lead element. He kept pushing all the way through. We had guys falling left and right and he didn’t stop,” Perino said.
The site continues to explain that with Perino by his side, Delta medic Kurt Schmid got Smith into a nearby building where they attempted to save his life. Schmid realized that the only way to stop the bleeding was to find the severed femoral artery and clamp it. When told this, Smith asked for a morphine drip before Schmid attempted it, but because morphine would lower his heart rate too far (which could kill Smith) Schmid denied the request. Unfortunately, Schmid’s attempts to clamp the femoral artery ended in failure.
“It was really, really emotional. You could tell that Jamie was in a little bit of pain and that he was starting to go into shock. It was pretty hard and pretty gruesome. We knew it was a bleeder and we knew it was arterial. I was scared the entire time and that was the first time that I thought he may not make it,” Perino recalls.
After this, Perino and Ranger Captain Mike Steele
pushed for JOC (the battle’s command center) to send a medevac for Smith and Ranger Carlo Rodriguez, who was also mortally wounded. Because of four black hawks being hit with RPGs, JOC relayed that Smith would have to hang on until the rescue convoy arrived. Sadly, Smith would bleed out before the convoy could make it.
The battle ultimately lasted 18 hours and Perino remembers it almost vividly.
“He was what I would call the quintessential Ranger. I knew he was an athlete, I knew he was a big team player, he got along with everybody in the platoon. He died doing what he loved to do,” Perino said.
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith will continue in the July 2025 issue, where you’ll learn how news of Smith’s passing was felt at home and in the hallways of West Morris Central.
First Lieutenant Larry Perino, left, Sergeant Aaron Williamson, center, and Corporal Jamie Smith, right, stand by a helicopter while in Somalia in 1993.
Meet the Dynamic Trio Behind The Little Gym of Florham Park
In the heart of Florham Park, a new adventure is unfolding for children and families alike. The Little Gym of Florham Park opened its doors in late January in the lower level of Florham Village Center (187 Columbia Turnpike), bringing a world of fun, learning, and growth to Morris County. But behind this exciting venture are three women whose passion for gymnastics, child development and community shines brightly.
Danielle Sporcic: Visionary Leader and Local Mom Boss
Danielle Sporcic, a mom of two from East Hanover, is no stranger to the world of The Little Gym. After leaving a career in securities regulation in New York City, Danielle was inspired by her own children’s need for a nurturing, active environment. In 2019, she opened The Little Gym of Jersey City, where her commitment to fostering confidence and joy in young learners quickly gained recognition. Her success there laid the foundation for expanding the brand to Florham Park, where she now partners with longtime director Catherine Christ and childcare veteran Jessica Caster.
Catherine Christ: Nearly Two Decades of Building Strong Kids
At The Little Gym, experience matters—and Catherine brings nearly two decades of it. Known as the longtime Gym Director of The Little Gym of Montclair, Catherine has helped thousands of children grow, tumble, and thrive. She’s a mom of two and a former cheerleading coach, with a knack for motivating little ones (and their parents) with equal parts skill and kindness.
Catherine’s depth of experience ensures that every class
is not only safe and engaging but also deeply enriching. Her commitment to The Little Gym’s core philosophy—that serious learning can be serious fun—runs through everything she does.
Jessica Caster: Childcare Pro Turned Gym Guru
With over 17 years in the childcare world, Jessica brings a well-rounded understanding of early childhood education to the team. Most recently, she was the director of a highly respected local preschool, where she was beloved for her nurturing approach and organizational magic.
Now at The Little Gym of Florham Park, Jessica’s calm energy and creative programming help ensure each child feels seen, celebrated, and inspired. Whether it’s a toddler’s first forward roll or a grade schooler’s cartwheel, she’s there to cheer them on.
More Than a Gym—A Community
What makes this location stand out? It’s the personal touch. Danielle, Catherine, and Jessica have poured their hearts into creating a warm, welcoming space where families feel at home from the moment they walk in. From birthday parties to parent/child classes to advanced gymnastics and skill-building sessions, The Little Gym of Florham Park offers something for every age and stage.
As one parent put it: “It’s not just a gym—it’s a community. My child walks in smiling and leaves even happier.”
So if you’re looking for a place where kids can leap, laugh, and learn in a nurturing environment, swing by The Little Gym of Florham Park. With this dream team at the helm, it’s not just child’s play—it’s a movement.
Shelter’s Eviction Notice Threatens Safe Haven for Abused Women
By Cheryl Conway
After decades of providing a safe haven to abused women and their children, one of the five houses operated by a shelter program in Passaic County is in jeopardy.
On May 13 the tenants—quite ironic to the 13 current women who live at the Fay House shelter on Old Route 23 in New Foundland—found an eviction notice on their front door by the Township of West Milford.
The red note read: “This building is declared unsafe for human occupancy! No individual is to occupy this building until the structure is rendered safe and secure.”
The notice left Strengthen Our Sisters
shelter program and its Founder/Executive Director Sandra Ramos in a difficult situation for the tenants who live there. It is in desperate need of support, financially and perhaps petitions and letters to officials as a call for help and suggest alternative solutions to remedy the problem.
“The town of West Milford is looking to close our home for senior women in Newfoundland leaving those women with nowhere to go,” shares Ramos. “We have an architect and lawyer on board to comply with their wishes and filed an appeal.”
Attorney Joel Bacher of Wayne placed an application to the Construction Board of
Appeals on May 19 stating the position of SOS and explaining the nature of its relief sought.
SOS runs two daycare programs, a thrift store, five shelters and a food pantry in Wanque, he writes.
“This is an entirely volunteer organization,” writes Bacher. “No one is paid for their efforts or time. This organization always needs funds and relies on donations to pay the bills.
“At present 13 people are living at Old Route 23,” he continues. “If they are forced out, they will have no place to go and will be homeless. SOS is more than willing to do whatever is necessary to bring the house into compliance and will do so if given sufficient time. SOS is in touch with
an architect and builders who will volunteer their time and materials to accomplish what needs to be done.”
Bacher then requested a “stay of the order to vacate the premises.”
SOS is grassroots, community based, nonprofit, shelter program serving battered/homeless women and children.
The mission of SOS is dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence, poverty and abuse by restoring balance and harmony through individual empowerment.
The program has been guided by Ramos since 1970 when she founded the first shelter for battered women in North America.
Serving hundreds of women each year, SOS
programs and services include emergency shelter, short-term shelter, longer term shelter housing, comprehensive housing solutions and other integrated services. A team of dedicated, non-paid volunteers help provide supportive compassionate services.
In addition to residential services, SOS runs a thrift store providing gently-used clothing, household items and furniture to families directly or sold at its thrift store to raise money for its programs.
Ramos didn’t just start the first domestic violence shelter in America, she empowered them to change their lives, start their own nonprofit organizations and carry on the principles to achieve
Sandra Ramos the mission of healing, and breaking the cycle of domestic violence, poverty and abuse.
The success stories are many, as she and her colleagues have created a safe haven to prevent women and children from falling deeper between the cracks of a system or society that has failed them.
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By Richard Mabey Jr.
As I write this article, it is night time, Thursday, the first of May. On Saturday, the tenth of May, I will say farewell to my Florida home in The Villages. My sister and I are moving to Northern Ocala. It’s a long story, but it’s just time to move. Having purchased this home in June of 2008, I’ve lived in this home for nearly 17 years now. That’s a bit of a long
time. My desk, in my bedroom, looks out to my front yard. I conservatively estimate that I have written well over 3,00 articles and true-life stories at this desk. I’ve seen all so many people walk by house. No doubt, a few hundred people, over the years walked by my front yard. Some I became good friends with, some I barely knew and some I knew not at all.
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It’s all bittersweet. In some ways, I’m looking forward to moving on. In some ways, I’m very sad. From 2009 till 2016, I wrote and published a little monthly neighborhood newsletter. Then from 2010 till 2025, I had the honor to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of a twice weekly newsletter that was published by The Villages Diabetic Support Group. I wrote stories and articles
for my church newsletter. And wrote some public relations articles for my church, that were published in local newspapers. And, for a few years, I wrote a regular column for a weekly newspaper in Belleview, Florida. Plus writing many articles and true-life stories for several New Jersey based newspapers. And, I wrote two books from this desk and self-published both of them. I love to write. It is a gift that the dear Lord has given to me. It truly is just that, a gift from God. I give all the credit to God. I’m very serious about that.
Life is all so strange at times. My life has been filled with all so many twists and turns. Although I never married, I was blessed to know the love of a few very fine women. I never met any of them at the alter. Sometimes their Daddy didn’t like me and put a wedge between myself and my beloved. Other times, religious differenc-
es brought a degree of strife. At one point in my life, I dated a very wonderful woman who was a devout Catholic. At the time, I was earnestly serving as an Elder, School School Teacher and Youth Minister at the First Reformed Church of Lincoln Park. I just felt all so strongly that God wanted me to stay at FRC. My beloved, at the time, became more and more upset with me for not wanting to convert to be Catholic. I look back now, with a tinge of sorrow. Now at 71, tonight I won-
der what view awaits me when I sit at my new home, looking out the window and writing my heart out, a symphony of true-life stories. There are many stories alive within my heart that I long to write. I hope and pray that the dear Lord gives me the time to write them all down.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has had two books published. He hosts a YouTube Channel titled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.
The old 438 marker in my front yard. To the left hand side is the very window that I look out from, as I once wrote all so many stories and articles.
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whole life. I was hurt and unable to work, displaced and ended up living in my car,” writes one victim. “I couldn’t get help anywhere. A lawyer at legal aid called Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS), and they didn’t have an opening. Then, at the office of Human Services, they called SOS, and they were able to take me in. It was like it came from heaven, and I felt welcomed from that moment on. I didn’t feel like a throwaway anymore, and my healing began at their home for senior women. I was told that I could stay as long as I needed, but I got up every day and sat there making calls until I made a breakthrough. A family friend, not knowing of my situation, was able to find me an apartment. It took a month and after three months I was able to move.”
As a resident who sought refuge at SOS around 2012, Cheryl Bullock explains, “Many of the women at Strengthen Our Sisters have fallen through the cracks in the system, and have no safe alternative, nowhere else to go. I came because I was in need and ended up volunteering my time as staff.”
Bullock— who serves as volunteer assistant to Ramos, acted as house mother and thrift store manager—knows firsthand the need women seek when in a tough situation. A victim herself, she has also been there to support the other women and children over the years and realizes how SOS has made a huge impact in so many lives.
The Fay House shelter is just one of Ramos’ safe havens for women faced with abuse. Without this house, they face homelessness.
It was owned by Monika Phillippe who ran a bed and breakfast, explains Bullock. She began to house senior women and
would end up selling it to SOS that continued to house their senior women who were victims of domestic violence and eventually homeless. SOS has operated there as a shelter for more than 25 years.
SOS has been faced with challenges before and it has overcome, hanging on a limb to survive.
Explains Ramos, “In addition to providing a clean and safe environment for single women and women with children fleeing domestic violence, we were able to have needed repairs done and pay for them to remain housed as they strived toward self-sufficiency. We were able to do these things without funding from the State of New Jersey. However, to continue providing services to this underserved population, and keep single women and women with children safe from their abusers, we need assistance to bring the additional residences up to code according to State Standards for shelters.
“Strengthen Our Sisters has survived the fear of foreclosure and battled very tough obstacles to continue serving those in need,” says Ramos. “Rising costs are just one of the challenges that many face in this world.”
With support from the media and the community, SOS has survived foreclosure over the years, adds Ramos. It has “been able to keep the lights on by raising $100K.”
SOS needs greater help, now more than ever, with the recent eviction notice.
“We need financial support and even possibly a sprinkler system,” says Bullock.
Visit https://strengthenoursisters.org/ to help! Readers can also write to Construction Board of Appeals Office, 401 Grand Street, Paterson, N.J., 07505, to appeal for the support and understanding to keep these women sheltered and safe.
By Megan Roche
TRutgers Gymnastics ‘Team 50’ Celebrates 50 Years of Scarlet Knight Gymnastics
he Rutgers University Gymnastics Team had one of its best seasons in 2025 which helped celebrate 50 years since the creation of the program.
“One of our biggest assets was the freshman class that came in,” head coach Anastasia Candia said. “We had a really strong group of women and they were ready to go. They really pushed our upperclassmen. It really gave us that nice, fresh group to join us. Once the season started, the entire team was just ready.”
During the 2025 regular season, on Jan. 11, Rutgers clinched a narrow victory at the Rutgers January Quad Meet, edging out UPenn with a final floor routine by Gabrielle Dildy. On Feb. 15, In a tri-meet celebrating the program’s 50th anniversary, Rutgers posted a season-high score of 195.350, defeating Kent State but falling to Michigan. On March 16, The Scarlet Knights achieved their highest team score of the season, 196.550, in a victory over the University of New Hampshire.
Heading into the BIG10 Championships, Candia knew that the team needed a certain score to potentially earn a berth to the NCAA tournament.
“I was really hoping that the girls weren’t putting that pressure on themselves to earn that score. Up to that point, they had been really doing a good job of just staying within our bubble. Once we started the meet, I could tell that they were locked in. Going into our last event, I wasn’t really looking at placement or the scores, but it was really a storybook ending as we all waited for that last score to come in,” Candia said.
With a final score of 196.225, the team earned its first berth to the NCAA tournament since 2014.
Rutgers qualified for the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional but was eliminated in the first round after a close contest against Clemson. Leading by 0.325 points after three rotations, the Scarlet Knights were overtaken in the final floor exercise, concluding with a score of 193.875 to Clemson’s 195.400.
“The girls really just enjoyed every moment. The pressure got to us a little bit at the end which is just one of those things. This really was the first scenario for us where we had to beat the other team to advance so it added a little bit of extra pressure. They got a taste of it and they really want more of that going forward,” Candia said.
Following the conclusion of the season, Candia was appointed as the full-time head coach after serving as the interim head coach during the year. Candia, who competed for Rutgers University as a gymnast, is looking forward to her first full year as the official head coach of the program.
“It’s just an honor to be in this position, to have that full trust and belief not just from the team but also the athletics department
and the university. It’s been somewhere I’ve called home for 11 years now as an athlete and as a coach so I’m very proud to represent this program and to continue to show how special it really is,” Candia said. With the 2025 season in the books, Candia has already begun recruiting the next generation of Scarlet Knight gymnasts. To learn more about the team, visit www. scarletknights.com
By Henry M. Holden
New Jersey’s Extraordinary Inventors and their Legacies
New Jersey, often referred to as the Garden State, has been a fertile ground for cultivating a remarkable collection of talent across various fields. From groundbreaking inventors and powerful politicians to iconic performers and sports legends, these lists not only made significant contributions to their respective provinces but has also left an indelible mark on the international stage. Here is a sample list of famous people from New Jersey showcasing their extraordinary accomplishments and influence in different areas of life.
Every day we use dozens of inventions, rarely thinking about who invented them. Inventors create solutions to problems to share with the world making life a little bit easier. Did you know that New Jersey ranks 5th in the number of patents granted in the United States? Here are just a few inventors most from the ingenious Garden State.
Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes Bubble wrap was invented in 1957 by engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in Hawthorne, New Jersey. Fielding and Chavannes sealed two shower curtains together, creating a smattering of air bubbles, which they originally tried to sell as wallpaper. When the product turned out to be unsuccessful as wallpaper, the team sold it as greenhouse insulation.
Although Bubble Wrap was branded by Sealed Air Corporation in 1960, it was not until a year later (1961) that its usefulness in protective usage was discovered. As a packaging material, Bubble Wrap’s first client was IBM, which used the product to protect the IBM 1401 computer
during shipment. Fielding and Chavannes were inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 1993. Sealed Air celebrated Bubble Wrap›s 50th birthday in January 2010.
George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of an early composite golf tee made from wood and natural rubber (specifically, gutta-percha) tubing.
Norman Joseph Woodland - and Bernard Silver
Born in Atlantic City, Woodland (and Silver) invented the barcode by figuring out a way to encode information using simple lines. They patented it in the US in 1952. The invention was based on Morse code that was extended to thin and thick bars. However, it took over twenty years before this invention became commercially successful.
Alexander Cartwright While Abner Doubleday is often mistakenly credited with inventing baseball, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) states that the real inventor is Alexander Cartwright. Cartwright is credited with developing the modern rules of baseball in 1845, forming the basis for the game we know today.
Thomas Edison – Is America’s greatest and most influential inventor. While Edison was born in Ohio and grew up in Michigan, he began his career in Newark, New Jersey. Some of his most famous inventions include the phonograph, the light bulb, motion picture, electrographic vote recorder and the magnetic iron ore separator. In total, Edison had 1,093 inventions.
Les Paul - Inventor of the harmonica holder, electric guitar and multi-track tape recorders. He moved to
Mahwah in 1951, the same year he and his future wife Mary Ford topped the charts with “How High the Moon.” The song stood at #1 on the Billboard Magazine chart for nine weeks. Les Paul is the only person ever inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
Irwin Gerszberg aka “Mr. DSL” - As you may expect by his nickname, Gerszberg was a leader in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology. In other words, he gave us the ability to obtain vast amounts of digital data from the Internet at high speeds. He lived in Kendall Park, New Jersey.
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Anthony E. Winston The man from East Brunswick who has surely helped you smile bigger and brighter. Winston received thirteen patents for using baking soda to create toothpaste, gels and tartar-control agents. A deodorizer, an earwax removal aid and laundry detergents are also among his inventions. In addition to assisting with your personal hygiene, Winston also created products to help farmers kill harmful fungi on plants.
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Arthur Nobile – (May 6, 1920 -Jan. 6, 2004) invented Prednisone in the early 1950s. Prednisone is a synthetic drug for autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, kidney diseases, and to prevent and treat rejection in organ transplantation. Nobile was inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007.
Forrest E. Mars, Sr (March 21 - 1904 -July -21-1999) is the son of the candy giant, Frank C. Mars, the creator of the Milky Way and 3 Musketeers candy bars. After a riff in their father and son relationship, Forrest left his father’s company to start his own. After traveling overseas to Europe and working under another food giant Nestle, he learned more about the candy and food business to aid in his quest to start his own. It›s said that during his travels, he came across soldiers during the Spanish Civil War eating small pellets of candy-covered chocolate and that›s what gave him the idea to start his own candy business featuring M&Ms candies.
Sidney Pestka - Dr. Pestka was born in Poland on May 26,1936 and died on December 22, 2016. He moved to Trenton at age eight. Called “The Father of Interferon,” Pestka’s work has led to cures for cancers and viral diseases. He has paved the way for the possibilities of prevention, diagnosis and cures for many fatal diseases. Dr. Pestka, a resident of North Caldwell, died in December 2016. Hoffmann-La Roche, where Dr. Pestka worked, was one of the first companies to receive an FDA license in 1986 for the use of a drug to treat a rare form of leukemia.
Alfred Lewis Vail Alfred Vail was born on January 9, 1807, in Morristown, to Betsey Youngs and Stephen Vail. He passed on January 18, 1859. His father was a notable businessperson who founded the Speedwell Ironworks, where Alfred and Samuel Morse would later demonstrate their first electric telegraph. Vail attended public school and later worked as an iron molder in his father›s ironworks. In 1832, he enrolled at New York University, where he studied theology and became an active member of the Euclidian Society.
Vail’s encounter with Samuel Morse’s telegraph experiments in 1837 sparked his interest in the technology. He proposed to Morse to refine the device at his father’s factory in exchange for a 25-percent share of any future commercial profits. However, Morse later brought in Francis Smith as a partner, reducing Vail’s share to oneeighth.
Along with Samuel Morse, Vail was central in developing and commercializing
American electrical telegraphy between 1837 and 1844.
Vail and Morse were the first two telegraph operators on Morse’s first experimental line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and Vail took charge of building and managing several early telegraph lines between 1845 and 1848.
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his knowledge and contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Alexander Graham Bell In the 1870s, Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically. Both men rushed their respective designs for these prototype telephones to the patent office within hours of each other. Bell patented his telephone first and later emerged the victor in a legal dispute with Gray.
Today, Bell’s name is synonymous with the history of the telephone, while Gray is largely forgotten.
Bill Gates and his Windows software opened home computers to the world. The usability of his software provided an intuitive interface that proved a catalyst for the adoption of PCs and the worlds digital transformation. When Charles Babbage debuted his “mechanical calculating machine” in 1833 (that he continued to refine until his death in 1871), it’s unlikely he realized how important his concept would become over the next 177 years. Interestingly, Babbage also invented the printer (that was likely more reliable than the average modern one!), as his “mechanical calculator” printed its answers on paper. Presumably because he hadn’t gotten around to inventing the monitor yet!
Richard M. Hollingshead the world’s first drive-in movie was built on a 10-acre plot in Camden County in 1933. It opened on June 6, 1933, on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken Township, NJ, near Central Airport. The theater was the inspiration of Richard M. Hollingshead, a Camden businessman living in Riverton, NJ, who received a patent for the idea. With a few investors, Park-In Theatres, Inc. was formed, and construction of the theatre began on May 16, 1933. The first drive-in operated for only a few seasons before the difficulty of obtaining current, quality films to show led Hollingshead to focus his efforts on licensing the drive-in theatre concept to other operators. Today, parking lots and Zinman Furs occupy most of the location of the original drive-in.
Denville Volunteer Continues Quest for Living Kidney Donors
By Evan Wechman
Denville’s Donna Tissot doesn’t want to be referred to as a hero or have any awards presented to her. However, what she has been doing for the last eight years is nothing short of selfless. She has been working tirelessly to find living kidney donors for people in New Jersey who are in desperate need for one.
For Tissot, what started as an attempt to save a family member’s life several years ago, has now become a fulltime mission to help others who need a kidney.
“I have a passion for helping people, and I just I took this on. And it all started with my brother-in-law, who had chronic kidney disease. I said, I have to do something to save his life. So, I started sending out flyers, and started with social media. And this is how I started advocating. I got the donor. We had five great years of life, and then word got around, so people started to contact me, and I started helping people from all over. To date, I have helped save 26 lives, and I have people waiting for me that want me to help, but I just have to get these other recipients transplants first,” Tissot said.
Tissot, is consistently educating others about the process. For instance, many people don’t realize that you can live a healthy life with just one kidney. Also, if your healthy, without diabetes, cancer, or high blood pressure, the kidney transplant procedure should be relatively easy. The donors will also be able to recuperate quickly and will forever know they helped save a life.
Tissot also wants people to understand the paired
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exchange program. In this program, if a living donor is willing to donate a kidney on your behalf, but you are incompatible with the donor or want to try to find a better match, the kidney paired exchange program will donate their kidney to another recipient in exchange for a compatible kidney for you.
Tissot is actively looking for living donors who want to help touch others with the gift of life.
“It’s beneficial to get a living donor, because your chances of longevity are much better than getting a deceased donor. A lot of hospitals, will tell you, try to go out and get a living donor, and that’s where people contact me and say that I really need a living donor. So that’s when I go into action, because organ donation means so many different things, because it’s hope, it’s an unselfish act of kindness and it is a gift,” Tissot said.
Tissot has become very close with the people she is seeking donors for, as most have families they want to help raise, and they know they can probably only remain on dialysis for a limited time. As a result, Tissot spends much of her free time at events at schools and medical centers advocating for these people and trying to find someone who wants to help continue with the gift of life.
Tissot is not looking for accolades but sees the real heroes as the people who step forward to donate their kidney.
Right now, she is actively looking for donors for six recipients. Karen Zabriskie, Jigisha Desai, and Maria Powers are all local residents who have families that need them.
If someone is interested in being a living donor, they can contact the hospital at http://cbmclivingdonor.org. Tissot also needs help finding a donor for Kate Bowen, a 37-year old EMS Chief in New Jersey and more information can be found at the website www.nkr.org/GVN469
By Evan Wechman
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NJ Starz: Janice Kent
Hometown: Plainfield, New Jersey
anice Kent, who now resides in California has been professionally acting for over 35 years. Her name might not be a household name, but the chances are likely most people have seen her in one role or another. She has been cast in everything from movies and cable sitcoms to well-known commercials. She had a major role opposite Tony Dow in “The New Leave it to Beaver,” and had guest roles in “Castle” and “Criminal Minds.”
Though she now lives on the west coast, Kent is a graduate of Plainfield High School and received her early training in acting in the great state of New Jersey. Kent remembers as a child in Plainfield she was instantly drawn to the stage.
“Acting started with school plays and things like that in elementary school, and I just fell in love. I was five. I have never really looked left or right. It was sort of a straight shot to being an actor in my life. That was it,” Kent said. Kent went on to star not only in school plays but was shortly selected for major roles in community productions in playhouses throughout the state. She was quickly progressing and was cast in adult theatrical productions before she was even thirteen years old.
She also studied with some great acting coaches when she was still attending Plainfield High School and became well versed in classical theater and Shakespearean plays. Kent was falling deeper in love with her craft and her future looked bright.
“I really wanted to just go to the American Academy of Dramatic Art, which was a conservatory program for two years. But my folks were like, you are going to college. So, I got a scholarship to Emerson College in Boston, and I studied there and had some fabulous professors. It really had a great education in theater. In fact, one of my classmates was Henry Winkler,” Kent said.
“He was a couple of years ahead of me, but he was sort of the mayor of the school, and kind of took everybody under his wing. And I did a couple of plays with him actually and then came back and went to New York as fast as my legs would carry me. And started out really doing television commercials, which at one time, I had, like 11 national television commercials running in one year. So, I was pretty successful back in those days. I was a housewife; I was a flight attendant. I was the friend, and I was a spokesperson,” she added.
After doing some off-Broadway theatre in Manhattan, Kent moved out to California to try her luck at film a few years later. It was there that she obtained her breakout role in the 1977 film, “The Kentucky Fried Movie.”
From that point forward, Kent’s career started to take off and she was soon cast as a regular in several television shows.
One sitcom that had great success was “The New Leave it to Beaver,” which started in 1983 and featured Kent in over 100 episodes. She starred as Maryellen Cleaver, the wife of Wally Cleaver, who was played by Tony Dow.
Kent is extremely proud of her work and time on that show. She even considers it one of her favorite roles in her decades long career.
“The five years I did on “The New Leave it to Beaver,” was such a huge experience, and I learned so much. And of course, working with Tony Dow, those were just precious experiences,” Kent said.
Since that show ended, Kent has stayed busy. She has done voiceovers, commercials and guest appearances in many major prime-time television shows. However, her career also pivoted slightly when she started coaching other actors for their roles.
According to Kent, it started almost by chance.
“Accidentally, while I was raising my daughter, a woman friend of mine who was a manager asked if I would talk to one of her actors who was having trouble, and I coached her, and I could see quite clearly what her issues were in terms of how she prepared to be an actress. But I also saw how she was sabotaging herself as a person. And when I referred her back to this manager, she said to me, ‘Oh, my God, if you were a doctor, you’d be a diagnostician. I’m going to start sending you some of my clients.’ So, I developed an acting coaching process, and in that acting coaching process, I applied stuff that I innately used in my life as an actress always, which is the core values of what is this human being striving for in her life, within the scene, within the within the play, within the movie, the TV show,” Kent said.
Kent became very involved with coaching other people in her profession and shortly began studying the field of life coaching. This allowed her to apply her expertise to people from other fields as well.
However, her acting background has let her work with such esteemed actresses as Didi Conn who praised Kent for all her help. Through word of mouth, stories of how others in the business learned so much from Kent spread, and she has built up a successful coaching business.
According to Kent though, her coaching process still comes down to the basics.
“I find that I still work on the same tenants that I basically work with everybody. It’s about getting deeper into where they are in their own life, given the
circumstances of the scene or of the part, really, of how are they actually accessing their real-life experience, their real-life thoughts, fears, and values into the characters,” Kent said.
“So, I take it to a very primal human level, because I’ve had many, many years, and many wonderful teachers and I’d like to include myself among them. I sort of do the techniques of acting, training, of sense memory work, and just the things you learn as basic thing when you’re learning your basics as an actor. But I wanted to go deeper into what I didn’t get in my all my training which was that approach.,” she added.
For Kent, though her coaching business has blossomed, she still finds time to balance all her other pursuits. In fact, she is currently working on a film project as well as writing her memoir.
Kent loves to stay busy and believes being exposed to different pursuits helps her career. She wants young actors to know that the more well-rounded they can be, the more prepared they will be for whatever roles come their way.
“In terms of aspiring actors, I think it’s really key to be as diversified as possible. I know that one doesn’t think one can ever achieve being an actor without being sort of myopic and focused, which is really kind of what I’ve done. But the more you read, as much literature, as much as you can even be involved in career events and understand history, I think that the more diversified you are, the sports you play, the more well-rounded a person you are. It brings so much more to what roles you’ll be doing.”
Kent is still accepting coaching clients virtually and can be contacted at Janice@janicekent.com.
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